Oprah Says The Lance Armstrong Interview Is Biggest Of Her Career

Oprah told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday that her interview with Lance Armstrong was the “biggest” of her entire career.

Multiple outlets have confirmed that Armstrong admits to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career in the hotly awaited interview with Oprah. The interview was filmed over a marathon two-and-a-half hour session in Austin on Monday. The first segment will air Thursday on OWN.

Speaking to the CBS morning show from her Harpo Studios headquarters in Chicago, Oprah said the interview had been “difficult,” but that she was “satisfied” with what Armstrong had to say. She acknowledged that Armstrong did indeed confess to doping, saying that she scheduled the CBS interview because of all of the reports.

“We were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers,” she said, adding that Armstrong says what “people around the world have been waiting to hear.”

She said the interview was “certainly the biggest interview I’ve ever done,” because it was going to be available to people around the world through both television and the Internet. She added that she had made a decision to air the full interview over two nights because she did not want to leave anything out.